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Cunningham, Philip

Leader of the Irish convicts in the rebellion at Castle Hill. A stonemason and publican in his native Ireland who attempted to reorganise the United Irish network, he was transported for sedition and remained a rebel til his death.

Castle Hill convict rebellion 1804

Tied closely to the 1798 rebellion in Ireland, and sparked by news of further uprisings in Ireland in 1803, the Castle Hill rebellion was a serious threat to the government of New South Wales and was quickly crushed.